Other people teach us who we are. Their attitudes to us are the mirror…

Alan Watts
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Other people teach us who we are. Their attitudes to us are the mirror in which we learn to see ourselves, but the mirror is distorted. We are, perhaps, rather dimly aware of the immense power of our social enviornment. ✨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.50, Souvenir Press
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